The 7th round of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia was all over, in the Group A competition, Iran defeated Iraq 1-0 and qualified 3 rounds ahead; South Korea won a small away victory over Lebanon, which basically locked in a direct qualifying place, and the United Arab Emirates defeated Syria 2-0, taking the lead in the competition for play-off qualification. In the group B competition, Australia won 4-0 at home to Vietnam, the Chinese men's football team lost 0-2 away to Japan, and the leader Saudi Arabia won 1-0 against Oman.
A组
Lebanon 0-1 South Korea
In this campaign, Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan were absent due to injury, the South Korean team changed to 4-4-2, Hwang Yoe-joo and Cho Kyu-sung paired up as a double forward, and Lee Jae-seong and Kwon Chang-hoon were on the left and right wings.
After the game began, the South Korean team resolutely implemented the tactics of crosses from the side and grabbing points in the penalty area, but in the face of Lebanon's dense defense, the away team could not find the direction of attack.
In the 39th minute, Alexander Mikel volleyed over the crossbar and the South Korean team escaped.
In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, the South Korean team broke the deadlock, Hwang Yi-su pulled to the left to complete the bottom cross, and Cao Guicheng scored with a shoveling shot!
In the end, with The goal of Cho Gyu Sung, the South Korean team won 1-0 against Lebanon.
Iran 1-0 Iraq
In this game, Azmoun hung up the exemption card, and Taremi, who returned to the national team, appeared in the position of the single arrow, while Ameli, who originally played as a left-back, appeared in the front waist position.
In the 45 minutes of the first half, Iran's two wingers, Golizadeh and Jahanbash, were very active, but against the Iraqi goalkeeper Talib, who was helpless, the "Persian Iron Horse" repeatedly failed.
In the second half, the Iranian team seized on the opponent's mistake to take the lead! Jahanbakhsh sent a long diagonal pass to the ground, Iraqi defender Kafaye made a mistake in the clearance, and Taremy got the ball and broke the net with a single knife!
In the 73rd minute, Jahanbakhsh scored, Muharami crossed into the box and Golizadeh scored in an offside position, which was invalid.
In the end, Iran won 1-0 and qualified three rounds ahead of schedule.
UAE 2-0 Syria
The UAE, which is vying for a place in the play-offs, faces Syria at home, with naturalized player Cayo as the UAE's single arrow, Argentina-based Tagliawi on the bench and Syria's starting 11 men led by Soma and Hrybin.
In the 42nd minute, the UAE broke the deadlock, Khalil completed a breakthrough cross on the left side, Andao rushed to break the net in front of Alma, the UAE 1-0 Syria.
In the second half, Syria created the equalising opportunity many times, and seeing the tension, the UAE coach Van Malwijk replaced the young player Ghassani, and just 1 minute later, this substitution had an immediate effect.
In the 69th minute, Gasama crossed several people from the left and knocked the ball to Cayo, who passed in front of the goal and Gasama pushed the empty goal.
In the end, the uae won 2-0 against Syria to rank third in Group A with 9 points.
Group B
Australia 4-0 Vietnam
Australia's four main players Taggart, Suta, Khrushtić and Bijic were all absent, and McLaren, Degenek, Rogic and young players Joel King were given the starting opportunity.
In the 30th minute, Australia took the lead, the recently hot Rogiec sent a precise cross, McLaren broke the net with a hammer in the penalty area, Australia 1-0 Vietnam!
In first-half stoppage time, Lekki passed from the left ribs into the penalty area, and Rogic picked up the ball and broke through the net, giving Australia a two-goal lead.
In the second half, Australian coach Alexander-Arnold sent Goodwin and Duke off the bench. In the 71st minute, goalkeeper Ryan launched a long cross to counter-attack, goodwin picked up the left side of the penalty area to break the net, Australia 3-0 lead!
In the 75th minute, McGrey scored from the edge of the penalty area! In the end, after 90 minutes, Australia defeated Vietnam 4-0, and in the B group table, Australia temporarily ranked third with 14 points.
Japan 2-0 China
In the 12th minute, Wang Shenchao fell to the ground for handball fouls, the referee took a penalty, and Da Qiangyong also took the penalty, although Yan Junling judged the right direction, but still powerless to block the ball into the net, Japan led 1-0.
In the 60th minute, substitute left-back Yuta Nakayama crossed from the bottom and Jun Ito also broke the net with Zheng Zheng's header.
At the end of the match, Japan defeated the Chinese men's football team 2-0 to win four consecutive games, ranking second in the B group table with 15 points.
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Oman
In the first 20 minutes of the game, Saudi Arabia firmly grasped the initiative on the field, both in possession and the number of shots on goal, but as the game progressed, Oman also began to find ways to restrain the home team.
In the 22nd minute, Oman played a quick counter-attack, Allawi almost sneaked in the counterattack, after which Omani midfielder Alsi swept in front of the goal, and Allawi missed the golden opportunity again.
In the 48th minute, Saudi Arabia finally took the lead, right-back Gannham slammed the ball away from the goal, Omani goalkeeper Rashid pounced on the ball and Braikan made up for the shot to break the net!
In the end, the whole game ended, Saudi Arabia beat Oman 1-0, and in the standings, Saudi Arabia continued to rank first in Group B with a four-point advantage.